David Wasleske, 11, kicks snow toward his mother, Deanne Wasleske, as they take a walk in Olathe, Kan., on Saturday. / John Sleezer, AP

by Doyle Rice and Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY

by Doyle Rice and Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY

A spring storm is bringing heavy snow to the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic Monday morning. Winter storm warnings and advisories remained in place all the way from central Indiana to the coast of New Jersey.

Two deaths were blamed on the storm so far, in separate crashes in Kansas and Missouri on snow-slicked roads.

Airlines have canceled more than 460 flights so far today â?? and more than 1,300 since Sunday.

The storm should wind down today from west to east, and be out to sea and gone by Tuesday. New England is expected to be largely spared after enduring a difficult winter.

Some of the highest snow totals from the storm so far included 15.5 inches in Riverton, Ill.; 15 inches in Goodland, Kan., and 13.5 inches in O'Fallon, Mo.

Sunday, St. Louis picked up 12.4 inches of snow, according to AccuWeather. This made it the snowiest March day on record, breaking the record of 12.1 set back on March 24, 1912.

As of 8 a.m. 1.3 inches of snow had been reported in Washington, D.C., the Weather Channel says. So far this winter, D.C. had only seen 1.7 inches of snow prior to this storm.

Spring snowstorms in the Midwest are not unprecedented through even April, though many weather officials see this storm as possibly the last major gasp of winter.

"We are kind of coming to the end of any real major snowstorms in the Mid-Atlantic," Ressler said.

College basketball fans in Kansas City were able to breathe a sigh of relief Sunday, as the snow didn't affect the NCAA men's tournament schedule.

"The snow is not an issue," said Wynn Butler, 62, of Manhattan, Kan., who was in town with his daughter, a University of Kansas graduate, to watch her alma mater take on North Carolina.

He said his car was in a parking garage, and he could walk from his hotel to the Sprint Center. Butler also figured the roads would be cleared before they leave after the game, which Kansas won 70-58 late Sunday afternoon.

"We are right in between the bad weather," he said

In the west, Highway I-70 was shut down from Denver - where 100 flights were canceled - into Kansas Saturday as truckers pulled off treacherous roadways and hotels quickly filled up.

Severe thunderstorms also rattled Florida on Sunday, where there were dozens of reports of high wind and large hail. No severe weather is expected Monday, according to the National Weather Service. .